Director Of Operations

Overview

Reporting to the VP of Groton Operations, the Director of Operations will be responsible for the leadership and collaboration of integrated departments, oversight, and execution of submarine final assembly activities up to and including delivery. This role may include leadership of functional shipbuilding trades such as electrical; inside and outside machinist; paint; as well as critical support trades such as lifting and handling, carpenter, and transportation.

The selected candidate in this role will deliver top quality products in a manner that optimizes operational excellence for both internal and external customers for all submarine programs. The Director of Operations will be responsible for establishing and executing the vision that enables the Groton shipyard to be ready to perform work in a multi-program environment with increasing workloads, shifting demographics, and significant personnel growth.

The ability to think strategically, develop a vison, and align resources will be a critical function of this role. As the Director of Operations the candidate must assure that appropriate processes are set, practiced and measured to achieve safety, quality, schedule and cost goals. The successful candidate will require strong communication skills and is responsible for providing internal operational leadership but is routinely in a position to represent the organization to internal customers and external shareholders.

In addition to the above, the selected candidate will be also responsible for:

• Creating a strategic vision to capitalize on strategic advantages and seeking opportunities for future development of personnel.
• Establishing and cultivating meaningful relationships across all functional areas, reaching out to others to be a true team player and running the Groton waterfront at the Director level
• Championing a culture of first-time quality, self-critical behavior and continuous improvement
• Developing employees and management to ensure smooth running operations and a robust succession plan
• Motivating others to achieve high standards while seeking ways to continuously improve the people, process and product.
• Resource planning

Required:

• 10 plus years of submarine ship building/maintenance experience with progressive increases in responsibility at the Supervisor & Manager level
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to pro-actively develop resolutions to complex business and employee situations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Influence and persuasion skills with proven success collaborating with employees at all levels of an organization

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Strong experience and knowledge of submarine shipbuilding trades
• 5 years experience in operations
• completion of an EB leadership program (FLG, BLG, SLDP)